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The Adjuster (1991)

Directed by Atom Egoyan · Cinematography by Paul Sarossy

R102 min46 frames

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The Adjuster (1991) movie still: wide — A vast, barren construction site features a large billboard of a suburban home. A man stands alone in the…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: medium — A night exterior setting features a motel walkway with distant blurred neon signs visible. A man in a tan…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: establishing — A vast, flattened construction site stretches towards a row of suburban brick houses. A single small…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: medium — A hotel room features a bed with a pink quilted cover and a wall frame. A man uses a camcorder to film a…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: fullbody — A man in a long light-colored coat walks across a dry, dusty dirt lot. A red compact SUV is parked…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: medium — A high-rise room with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a distant city skyline. A man performs a…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: medium — A person lies in a dark room resting on pink pillows in a bed. She holds a white telephone handset to her…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: medium — A dark indoor space with a stark projection beam cast across a woman. The woman wears a sequined dress and…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: medium — Two individuals sit in a dark movie house surrounded by rows of empty seats. The man and woman face…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: closeup — A close up view of a hand silhouetted against a wall of fire. Bright flames engulf the area behind the…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: medium — A darkened interior room with a metal railing and a glowing projector screen. An older man sits behind the…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: medium — A dark classic convertible sits on a wet, vibrant green artificial athletic field at night. An unseen…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: medium — A dimly lit movie theater with rows of empty blue velvet seats. Several people sit scattered throughout…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: medium — A dimly lit hotel room features red walls and a glimpse of a teal bathroom. A woman lies on the bed…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: wide — A stone mansion with a low wall sits behind a paved driveway with autumn trees. A man and a woman stand near…The Adjuster (1991) movie still: wide — A dark, featureless expanse at night with a single bright light source. A solitary person runs across the…
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The Adjuster — official trailer

What is The Adjuster about?

An uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords.

The Adjuster is a 1991 Canadian drama film directed by Atom Egoyan, his fourth feature film and the first to achieve international acclaim. The film won five awards, as well as two other nominations upon its initial release.

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Where can you watch The Adjuster?

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What does the cinematography of The Adjuster look like?

Sampled across 46 frames, the coverage of The Adjuster leans on medium shots (57% of the sample) and wide compositions (28%). Cinematographer Paul Sarossy keeps 57% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 67% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Adjuster?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Adjuster (1991) are #30322f, #101413, #504d48, #d4d2ce, #e3d3c7, #ceaa91 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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